Improvement in gates



.HICKMAN.

Gates.

Patented Decc 2,1873.

tnesses @QMV a6 /m UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ELIJAH HIGKMAN, OF BED BLUFF, CALIFORNIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN GATES.

LSpecification formingpart of Letters Patent No. 145,104, datedDecemberQ, 1873; application tiled October 13, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

'Be it known that I, ELIJAH HICKMAN, of Bed Bluff, Tehama county, Stateo1 California, have invented an Improved Gate; and I do hereby declarethe following description and accompanying drawings are sufficient toenable any person skilled in the art or science to which it most nearlyappertains to make and use my said invention or improvement withoutfurther invention or experiment.

My invent-ion relates to an improvement in farm-gates; and it consistsin a novel construction and arrangement of a gate pivot-ed by a verticalcentral post so as to swing about it when operated by itsconnecting-ropes and weight. My invention further consists in a novellatch, which is easily operated by the ropes for opening the gate fromeither side.

,Referring to the accompanying drawing for a more complete explanationof my invention, Figure l is a perspective view of my gate. Fig. 2 is afront view.

A A are two posts, standing one on each side of the travelled way. B isa central post, which is `journaled in a step at the bottom, and also inthe beam C above. The gate eX- tends upon each side of this post B,through which its bars pass and terminate in the post I), each part ofthe gate being wide enough to close a way suicient for a carriage topass. Posts A A support the beam G, and also carry the catches. intowhich the latchfastens. Two other posts, F F, stand on a line with thepost B, between the two roadways formed, and the posts have pulleys G,over which ropes H pass, one leading from the end of one gate, while theother leads from the end of the other gate, as shown. Another rope, I,leads from the end of one of the gates and passes over a pulley, J, uponone of the posts, and tothis rope a weight, K, is attached. This weightserves to close the gate after being opened. The

gate is fastened or secured by a latch which consists of one bar, O, ofthe ate pivoted to oscillate about its center w ere it passes throughthe post B. One of the ropes H passes over a pulley or through an eye,L, at the top of the gate, and thence extends down to the' latch, towhich :it is fastened. When a team arrives at the gate upon this side,this rope is pulled, and lifts the latch from the catch on the post A.By pulling upon the rope the gate will be opened in that direction, andthe rope must be retained in the hand until the carriage or vehicle isbeyond the gateway, when, by releasing it, the weight K will close thegate. 'lne rope 11, at the other end, serves in the same manner to openthe gate to teams from the other direction. As the latch at this endopens downward, the rope must be carried over a pulley, M, just belowthe latch, and thence up to the latch, to which it is secured, so thatwhen this rope is pulled it will pull the latch downward before openingthe gate. A spring, P, serves to insure the action of the latch inclosing.

The whole device is simple, and not liable to .derangement, and operateseasily and in a satisfactory manner.

Having thus described' my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, 1s-

The double gate, with its central revolving post B, in combination withits operating ropes H H, which unlatch and open the gate, substantiallyas and for the purpose described.

In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal.

ELIJAH HIGKMAN. [1.. s.] Witnesses:

THoMAs R. HUsoN, CHAELEs BRADY.

